Working in Administration in United States
About the Administration sector
Office administration is a set of day-to-day activities or tasks that are related to the maintenance of an office building, financial planning, record keeping and billing, personal development, physical distribution and logistics, within an organization. An employee that undertakes these activities is commonly called an office administrator or office manager, and plays a key role in any organisations infrastructure, regardless of the scale. Many administrative positions require the candidate to have an advanced skill set in the software applications Microsoft Word, Excel and Access.
Key skills
Skills
diffuser des communications internes
utiliser un logiciel de tableur
traiter des données
tenir des registres de correspondance
gérer le courrier
gérer les colis et livraisons
appliquer les règles de grammaire et d'orthographe
préparer des correspondances destinées à des clients
distribuer le courrier
confidentialité de l’information
Related roles
Specializations
Labor market in United States
Unemployment rate
4.2%
(2025)
Population
340.110.988
World Bank (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: ESCO (European Commission), O*NET (US DOL), Wikipedia (CC-BY-SA)
Data updated: July 2026